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2026 Winter Training and Racing the NYC Half

Posted on March 17, 2026March 17, 2026 Nick GrinlintonLeave a commentPosted in Running

I’m happy with the start of my 2026 training. My theme, clarity and intent, is at the forefront of how I’m structuring and distributing my training framework this year. Coupled with my new employment with NYRR for group training, I’m finding balance while not only gaining fitness, but also sharing tips with others on how […]

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2025 Training Reflection

Posted on November 24, 2025November 24, 2025 Nick GrinlintonLeave a commentPosted in Running

I preceded this year with the goal of tackling unfinished business. In my quest to arrive at my best fitness yet, I unanticipated that 2025 would lead me to unearth just what exactly held me back in previous years of my development. After all, probing through the weeds of exercise physiology takes a bit of […]

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The Actual Starting Point: The 2025 Chicago Marathon

Posted on October 15, 2025October 17, 2025 Nick GrinlintonLeave a commentPosted in Running

Traveling to run in a World Marathon Major usually imposes its own set of challenges logistically, mentally and physically. In actuality, the organizers and the city of Chicago made an event of this scale much more relaxed than I anticipated. All fitting, because relaxed basically summarizes how I approached this edition of the Chicago Marathon. […]

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NYRR Queens 10k: Training Sustainability and Chicago Marathon Preparations

Posted on June 15, 2025June 15, 2025 Nick GrinlintonLeave a commentPosted in Running

On Saturday, I participated in the Queens 10k. Running in Flushing Meadows Corona Park marked my first time back to racing since the Brooklyn Half Marathon a few weeks prior. Since Brooklyn, I took some time off and researched how I wanted to approach my training for the Chicago Marathon. In the midst of figuring […]

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2025 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon Thoughts

Posted on May 19, 2025May 21, 2025 Nick GrinlintonLeave a commentPosted in Running

My reflections on training and my experience at the 2025 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon hosted by the New York Road Runners.

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My First NYRR Podium: My Third Place Finish at the Mindful 5k

Posted on May 5, 2025May 12, 2025 Nick GrinlintonLeave a commentPosted in Running

After close to 11 years of participating in New York Road Runner events and 49 races later, I finally made the podium at the 2025 edition of the Mindful 5k. At the inaugural event last year, I had just missed out to my friend, Evan. Going into my first goal race of 2025, I not […]

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